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When I read Quadzilla's post, I also thought "Wow - nicely done linkbait." Turning off comments was icing on the cake.
That said, the unanimous opinion on this thread so far seems to be that this was *only* linkbait and/or that the article was just a bunch of hogwash, with no basis on fact. Being quite on the fence myself with regard to the issue of anthropogenic global warming, I'm curious as to whether or not anyone actually followed the numerous links he included, which showed contradictory evidence to the claim that humanity is the primary cause of global warming that is occuring? Of those of you who did bother to follow some of the links and read the research, I would really like to know in what way that research is false or misleading.
Again, I'm squarely in the "I don't know for sure" camp regarding anthropogenic global warming. My issue with this post and thread is that, just like Quadzilla's post, it takes an obvious (contrary) political stance, but with no evidence to support that stance. Everyone just seems to be writing the original post off as lies & inaccuracies in the name of linkbait. This thread really smacks of, "Oh this guy doesn't believe in global warming --- must just be another greedy capitalist pig."
Oatmeal, while I've always respected and admired your thoughts and opinions in the past, I must say that this post was a bit off-the-mark, and the use of a nofollow when making reference to another person's work was in poor form and in contradiction to both the nature and purpose of linking/citing, and the purpose of NOFOLLOW tag. January 22, 2007

Why are these folks (Google most notably) telling us that paying for a link via a sponsored blog post is ok, but buying a text link outright is bad?
On a very related topic, why the fuss over "buying links" from publishers listed in a public inventory, when buying blog posts (read: links) from blogs in a public inventory is ok?
It seems a bit disingenuous. I suspect the guys on the panel just haven't had a chance to consider the impact sponsored blogging can potentially have? December 08, 2006

Michael,
Thanks for all of your posts. Regardless of whether or not I've agreed with your opinions, I've always found them interesting.
I don't understand the "no more blogging" deal with your new employer. Seems like a waste of a perfectly memorable reputation.
All the best and may the farce be with you. September 27, 2006